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Rumour has it that a new Force Awakens trailer will be unleashed upon us today, but in the interim there’s another live-action Star Wars trailer to enjoy. The PlayStation branded short goes straight for the jugular by appealing directly to those whose childhood was defined by the movies. Expect X-Wings, …
Read More »Nvidia to restrict driver updates to GeForce Experience users
Come December Nvidia graphics card users will need to sign up to and install the company’s GeForce Experience software to update their graphics drivers. While GeForce experience has been an easy way to install driver updates for some time, users currently are also free to obtain drivers from Nvidia’s website …
Read More »Nintendo begins sending NX development kit to devs
The first software development kits for Nintendo’s new NX console have been sent out to development partners. That’s according to The Wall Street Journal, which cites people familiar with the matter” and says that the news means the console is indeed on track for a 2016 launch. The site adds …
Read More »Adverts on Steam? No thanks, says Valve
Valve’s PC platform Steam looks to remain out-of-bounds for advertising partners for the foreseeable future. One of the key ways Steam differs from the likes of PSN and Xbox Live is that partners are not able to pay for advertising space within the interface. That seems unlikely to change, too. …
Read More »Platinum handling bulk of Nier 2’s development duties
While still officially a joint project with Square Enix, the RPG sequel to Nier is being developed almost entirely in-house at Platinum Games. "Yes, the development is mostly taking place here at Platinum [in Osaka], and in our Tokyo office," designer Yasuhisa Taura told GameSpot. "But we are of course …
Read More »EA wants in on the Assassin’s Creed and GTA action
Sports, shooting, mobile – EA is at the top of its game in many genres, but the open-world action genre is one in which it admits it falls short. That, executive VP of EA Studios Patrick Soderlund has told IGN, is exactly the situation that Jade Raymond’s new EA studio …
Read More »Payday 2 update adds microtransactions, and fans are delighted
That’s actually a lie – fans are right cheesed off. We’ve made it clear that Payday 2 will have no microtransactions whatsoever (shame on you if you thought otherwise!)” That was developer Overkill in May 2013, responding to rumours of in-game payments being added to the game. Fast forward to …
Read More »X-Com creator Gollop was ‘outraged’ by The Bureau
The creator of the first X-Com game has revealed he was so incensed by the announcement of 2K’s X-Com FPS spin-off that he almost crowdfunded a spiritual successor to the original. Take-Two announced a first person X-Com title all the way back in 2010, prior to the release of Firaxis’ …
Read More »VIDEO: Fallout 4 live action trailer debuts
With less than a month until its release, Bethesda has revealed its live-action trailer for post-apocalyptic RPG Fallout 4. It’s called The Wanderer, not only due to the depicted wandering of the faceless protagonist but also due to its use of track ‘The Wanderer’ by Dion. Note that while there’s …
Read More »Nintendo, Pokemon Company and Google invest in Niantic Labs
Pokemon Go developer Niantic Labs has received investment from a trio of companies. Nintendo, The Pokemon Company and Google have between them ploughed $30m into the studio. The money will be put not only into Pokemon Go but also Niantic’s smartphone AR title Ingress, as well as in-development titles. The …
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